Planned Parenthood

The regional Planned Parenthood has new leadership. CEO Ruth Richardson is also a Minnesota state legislator. She says it's time to rethink how we talk about abortion. We ask her about the future of abortion access in South Dakota. In a state where abortion is illegal, what kind of bills might South Dakota lawmakers agree on?

Ruth Richardson will serve concurrent roles with PPNCS and the Minnesota Legislature. PPNCS oversees reproductive health in the Dakotas, Minnesota, Iowa and Nebraska.

Abortion services are paused at South Dakota's only Planned Parenthood clinic.

A lawsuit says South Dakota's new four-appointment, three-week process for pill-based abortions is risky and disproportionately harms low-income and rural patients.

One of the attorneys who defended President Donald Trump against impeachment charges is representing South Dakota in its Planned Parenthood appeal.

The history of birth control and abortion is a long one. In the United States, abortion and contraception were legal from Colonial times until the late…

Two South Dakota artists recently had their work on display in a New York exhibition. Proceeds from the sold out show--titled Nasty Woman--benefit Planned…

A recent surge in sexually transmitted diseases in South Dakota is prompting free screenings in Sioux Falls. Planned Parenthood is providing tests for…

Planned Parenthood is offering free testing for sexually transmitted diseases at it’s Rapid City and Sioux Falls location on Tuesday, June 18th. Officials…